Airlines are still seeking answers from Britain as to future flying rights, with less than a year to go until they start selling tickets in a post-Brexit world, industry executives said on Thursday. British and EU negotiators hit a dead-end over money in four days of talks, the European Union's Michel Barnier said on Thursday as he ruled out discussions on future trade being launched by EU leaders next week. Britain will leave the European Union in March 2019, and while it has highlighted aviation as a sector which needs to be prioritised in Brexit talks, the slow progress of talks raises the prospect of airlines having to put tickets on sale without a guarantee of an agreement that will allow flights to happen.

Airlines are still seeking answers from Britain as to future flying rights, with less than a year to go until they start selling tickets in a post-Brexit world, industry executives said on Thursday. British and EU negotiators hit a dead-end over money in four days of talks, the European Union's Michel Barnier said on Thursday as he ruled out discussions on future trade being launched by EU leaders next week. Britain will leave the European Union in March 2019, and while it has highlighted aviation as a sector which needs to be prioritised in Brexit talks, the slow progress of talks raises the prospect of airlines having to put tickets on sale without a guarantee of an agreement that will allow flights to happen.

This week started with the collapse of Monarch, the UK's fifth-biggest airline. It ended with a profit upgrade at easyJet. The tempting conclusion is that scale matters in short haul. The reality is more ...

The sudden collapse of Britain's Monarch Airlines on Monday has sparked a rush among airlines to hire pilots from the stricken carrier, as rivals seek to add more experienced staff. "There is growth in many UK airlines, and we'll be working with them to see if we can ensure the skill and experience of Monarch isn't lost," Brian Strutton, General Secretary at the British Airline Pilots Association, saying the union had been approached by Thomson (TUIT.L), Wizz Air (WIZZ.L), BA CityFlyer (ICAG.L), Virgin Atlantic, Aer Lingus and Flybe (FLYB.L).

The sudden collapse of Britain's Monarch Airlines on Monday has sparked a rush among airlines to hire pilots from the stricken carrier, as rivals seek to add more experienced staff. "There is growth in many UK airlines, and we'll be working with them to see if we can ensure the skill and experience of Monarch isn't lost," Brian Strutton, General Secretary at the British Airline Pilots Association, saying the union had been approached by Thomson, Wizz Air, BA CityFlyer , Virgin Atlantic, Aer Lingus and Flybe .

Flybe Group Plc, Britain’s biggest regional airline, said it’s pursuing 10 to 20 more partnership agreements with major airlines following its introduction of flights to London Heathrow airport in March. ...

Scotland's Edinburgh Airport said on Wednesday it had been hit by a power outage, disrupting some flights and forcing passengers to queue in the dark. "Everything that needs power is down, from coffee machines to security machines," a spokesman said.

Categories: Yahoo FinanceGet free summary analysis Flybe Group Plc reports financial results for the half-year ended March 31, 2017. We analyze the earnings along side the following peers of Flybe Group Plc – easyJet plc (EZJ-GB) that have also reported for this period. Highlights Summary numbers: Revenues of GBP 324.40 million, Net Earnings of GBP -40.10 million. ... Read more
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Categories: Yahoo FinanceGet free summary analysis Flybe Group Plc reports financial results for the year ended March 31, 2017. We analyze the earnings along side the following peers of Flybe Group Plc – easyJet plc (EZJ-GB) that have also reported for this period. Highlights Gross margins narrowed from 13.07% to 9.68% compared to the same period last ... Read more
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The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Flybe Group Plc's finance chief Philip de Klerk resigned from the struggling British airline dealing it a fresh blow as it prepares to nosedive into the red. Goldminer Asa Resource Group Plc has said that millions of dollars seem to have been transferred from its bank accounts without explanation, prompting the removal of its chief executive and finance director and halving the value of the shares.

The landing gear of a FlyBe Group airplane collapsed during landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol on Thursday, causing it to veer off the runway. Bombardier Inc spokesman Bryan Tucker said in an email that FlyBe was operating its Q400 prop plane. “We are working with the operator (FlyBe) to understand what happened,” Tucker said.

Flybe Group Plc, Europe’s biggest regional airline, appointed Christine Ourmieres-Widener as its chief executive officer, succeeding Saad Hammad, who stood down in October after struggling to lift earnings....